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Marques Haynes (March 10, 1926 – May 22, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters, notable for his ability to dribble the ball and keep it away from defenders. According to the 1988 film Harlem Globetrotters: Six Decades of Magic, [1] Haynes could dribble the ball as many as 348 times a ...
Tatum and Marques Haynes, who were both Harlem Globetrotters players, formed a barnstorming basketball team of their own: The Fabulous Harlem Magicians. Dempsey Hovland, owner of 20th Century Booking Agency, was recruited to book the Harlem Magicians' games. Hovland earlier had managed the barnstorming House of David basketball team.
Marques Haynes, 89, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters). [367] Sir John Horlock, 87, British mechanical engineer and university vice-chancellor (Open University, University of Salford). [368] Kevin Hunt, 66, American football player. [369] Vladimir Katriuk, 93, Romanian-born Canadian alleged war criminal. [370]
He had two daughters and six grandchildren. Neal lived in Houston with his fiancée Linda Ware until his death. [9] On March 26, 2020, Neal died at his home outside Houston at the age of 77. [4] [8] [10] No cause of death was released, but Neal's health had been deteriorating in recent years following a stroke. [11]
Roy Haynes, a prolific jazz drummer who had more than a seven-decade-long career, has died at the age of 99. Haynes’ daughter Leslie Haynes-Gilmore confirmed to The New York Times that the ...
The full name of the barnstorming basketball team was the Fabulous Harlem Magicians with the main star attraction of the team being Marques Haynes. Haynes had been a member of the Globetrotters, but had left the team due to a contract dispute to join the Magicians.
(Adapted from columns published Feb. 8 and Feb. 13, 2003.) Bud Kennedy loved basketball. Not me. My father. On a February night in 1970, he stood in line a half-hour at Texas Christian University ...
37. Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 23, 11 a.m., ESPN) Coastal Carolina (6-6) vs. UTSA (6-6) The Chanticleers lost five of six before beating Georgia State in the final week of the season to secure a ...